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I was in court monday fraud i didnt have a lawyer and this

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i was in court monday for retail fraud i didnt have a lawyer and this is my fist time in trouble with the law im 33 years old and the judge sent me to the probation department and set up meeting with her monday and i have a court date the 15th will i be doing jail time

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I am an attorney with 30 years of experience; I hope to provide you information that will help you in resolving your question.

While I can not predict the future it is unlikely that you will do actual jail time unless the amount of money involved in the fraud is substantial.

The Court in the vast majority of these kinds of cases will Order: 1) "Restitution" 2) Fines and 3) a Probationary period.

If you have otherwise not been in any trouble, and the amount is small the Court might Order you into a diversionary program. This is where you serve a period pf probation (usually a year) and if you complete the probation without a problem the charges can be dismissed. You can ask the probationary officer if that is an option in your situation, and if they would support such a recommendation.

Otherwise, the most likely scenario is a probationary period as described above.

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